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Cholinergic Flashcards

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Pilocarpine

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Cholinergic agonist

Decreases intraocular pressure (narrow angle glaucoma)

SE: blurry vision, brow ache, miosis, SWEATING, SALIVATION

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Methacholine

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Cholinergic agonist

Bronchoconstriction (used to diagnose asthma)

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Bethanechol

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most GI effect; Increase peristalsis, motility, and secretions

Increase Urination

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cholinergic GI effect

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Bethanechol (most)

Pilocarpine (not as much)

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Used for underactive bladder

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Bethanechol

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Cause sweating

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Pilocarpine (MOST)
Muscarine
Acrecoline (betel nuts)

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Direct cholinergic drugs

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Ach
Bethenachol
Pilocarpine
Cevemiline
Nicotine
Varenicline
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Cause significant salivation

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PILOCARPINE

cevimeline

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What effect does IV Ach have that parasympathetics don’t?

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Vasodilation (NO/EDGF) & Sweating

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Bethanechol

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Quaternary – No CNS
Resistant to AchE
Selective- muscarinic receptors
Urinary/GI effects

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Tertiary Nitrogen

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Pilocarpine- CNS to some degree

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Pilocarpine, Muscarine

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alkaloids
Selective for muscarinic
readily absorbed orally
Pilocarpine- Tertiary N – some CNS penetration
Sweat and salivation glands sensitive to pilocarpine

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Cevimeline

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M1 and M3, but mainly selective for M1; therefore, causes less sweating than pilocarpine

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M1

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salivation

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M3

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sweating, lacrimation, miosiss

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Nicotine

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selective for nicotinic receptors; patches used to quit smoking

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Varenicline

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partial agonist on nicotinic receptor subtype in brain

causes just enough dopamine release to relieve craving, makes smoking less pleasurable

SE: N/V, fatigue, H/a, constipation, FLATULENCE
CNS effects: sleep disturbance, vivid nightmares, pyschosis, mania, suicide

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Muscarine

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found in some mushrooms

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Pilocarpine use

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narrow-angle glaucoma

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Tx for postop abdominal distention or gastric atony

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Bethanechol

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Tx for urinary retention

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Bethanechol

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Sjogren’s tx (or dry mouth from radiation)

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Cevimeline (1st)

Pilocarpine (less so b/c sweating side effect)

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Muscarine agonist SE

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sweating
salivation
Blurry vision
Abdominal cramping, N/V/D
Cutaneous vasodilation
Bronchoconstriction
bladder tightness
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Contraindications for muscarinic agonists

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PEPTIC ULCER
coronary insufficiency
ASTHMA/COPD
bowel obstruction

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Muscarine poisoning from mushrooms

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salivation, tears
N/V/D
h/a, visual disturbance
bronchospasm
bradycardia, shock
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Tx muscarine poisoning

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atropine (antagonist) and albuterol (reverse bronchonstriction)

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Central effects of nicotine

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low dose: alertness & attention
High dose: tremor, vomiting, increased respiration
Toxic: convulsions

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Peripheral effects of nicotine

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both sympathetic and parasympathetic

Heart (sym): increase HR, HTN; may alternate w/ vagal bradycardia

GI (parasym): N/V/D, urination

NMJ: initially causes twitches or contraction, progresses to desnsitization of NMJ and flaccid paralysis

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Nicotine toxicity

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Vomiting
CNS: convulsions, coma, respiratory arrest
NMJ block/paralysis
HTN, Cardiac arrhythmia

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Tx for nicotine toxicity

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atropine (blocks muscarinic receptors- dec. parasym effects)
Anticonvulsants
Assist respiration

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31
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Why can’t you block nicotinic receptors in nicotine toxicity

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they are all already block or desensitized

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Cholinesterase Inhibitors

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Carbamates
Edrophonium
Echothiophate
Organophosphate pesticides

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Organophosphates

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DFP, echothiopate, soman, sarin, parathion, malathion

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Neostigmine MOA

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tertiary N is attracted to negative oxygen on AchE; bind the oxygen and blocks enzymes actions; slowly hydrolyzed/released from enzyme

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Carbamates

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Neostigmine
Pyridostigmine
Pysostigmine

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Use of cholinesterase inhibitors

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reverse nerve block after surgery

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Carbamate MOA

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form covalent bond with AchE; last 30 mins-6 hours

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Quaternary carbamates

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Neostigmine and pyridostigmine – not well absorbed orally, DO NOT cross BBB

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Tertiary Carbamate

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Physostigmine – well absorbed orally, will get into brain

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40
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Edrophonium

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Must be injected; VERY SHORT DURATION (5-10 minutes)

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Echothiophate

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IRREVERSIBLE bond w/ AchE

42
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Echothiophate use

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occasionally used for narrow angle glaucoma b/c of long-lasting effect

43
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Physostigmine use

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not used orally;

topically to decrease intraocular pressure

44
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Organophosphate MOA

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phosphorylate AChE to form long-lasting bond; becomes irreversible w/ “aging”

45
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Aging

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breaking one phosphorous-oxygen bond increases the strength of bond until it becomes irreversible

46
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Pralidoxime

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aka 2-PAM;

prevents aging; MUST be used with 3-4 hours

47
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2-PAM MOA

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strong nucleophile, which attracts the organophosphate and irreversible bind to them – prevents attachment to AChE or pulls it off enzyme if used before aging; fatal if aging is not prevented

48
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SE of 2-PAM

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HTN

49
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Effects of AChE inhibitors

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(Parasym effects)
CNS: alertness, improve memory; convulsions, respiratory arrest w/ poisoning
Eye: miosis, near vision
GI, Bladder: stimulation, diarrhea, urination
Resp: salivation, secretion, bronchoconstriction
CV: bradycardia, dec. force of contraction, decreased CO
- little effect on BP: no cholinergic innervation
Low conc: increase muscle strength
Higher conc: twitches, fasiculations, neuromuscular blockade, paralysis

50
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Neotstigmine

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~4 hours
quaternary - no CNA, poorly absorbed orally, but still used
some direct NMJ effect

51
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Use of neostigmine

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increase bladder motility
reverse neuromuscular blockade in surgery
treat myasthenia gravis

52
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Edrophonium use

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diagnosis of myathenia gravis: if myathenic, muscle strength will improve for 5 min;

used to see if AChE inhibitor dose is right: edrophonium decreases strength if dose too high, increase strength if dose too low

53
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Physostigmine use

A

glaucoma (eye drops)

muscarinic antagonist poisoning (only systemic use b/c it is the only agonist that gets into CNS)

54
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Organophosphates

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Diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP) - prototype

Soman, Sarin, Tabun (nerve gases, fast acting)

Malathion (thiophosphate, lipid soluble – not activated well by birds and mammals– used to overspray for mosquito control)

Parathion-many poisonings, taken off market

55
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Fast acting organophosphates

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soman, sarin, tabun

56
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Tx for organophosphate poisoning

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Atropine-until pupils dilate
2-PAM (if w/i 3-4 hrs)
Diazepam for seizures
respiration

57
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Prophylaxis (troops) for organophosphates

A

Pyridostigmine

58
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AChE inhibitor toxicity

A

SLUDGE:
Salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, gastric distress, emesis

also: miosis, sweating, bronchoconstriction, nausea, vomiting diarrhea, bradycardia, hypotension
CNS: confusion, atazia, slurring, convulsions, coma, NMJ stimulation followed by blockade, causing paralysis

59
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Antimuscarinic (anticholinergic) MOA

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bind to muscarinic receptor; don’t activate receptor but displace Ach or agonist from receptor

60
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Prototype antimuscarinic

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Atropine

61
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Muscarinic antagonists

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atropine- enters CNS only at very high dose
Scopolamine (more lipid soluble, into brain easily)
Tropicamide/Homatropine (eyes)
Glycopyrrolate (surgery)
Ipratropium, tiotropium (asthma, COPD)

62
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Scopolamine

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into brain easily (euphoria, sedation, amnesia);

used as transdermal patch for motion sickness

63
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Use of scopolamine

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motion sickness

64
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Effects of atropine

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salivary, sweat glands, bronchioles affected at low dose
heart and eye
GI, urinary tract at high doses

65
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Effects of atropine

A 
DRY MOUTH!, decreased sweating
increased HR
Blurred vision, tachy, palpitation
urinary retention, hot/dry skin, fatigue
weak pulse, hallucination, delirium, coma
66
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Drugs that block muscarinic receptors

A 
older antihistamines (benedryl)
antidepressant
antipychotics
GI meds
(poisoning common)
67
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CNS effects of antimuscarinics

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atropine: little, except at toxic doses; stimulation follow by depression, can cause confusion/coma
scopolamin: drowsiness, memory loss; relieves motion sickness, dries up secretions, pre-anesthesia; toxic: hallucination, agitiation, coma

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eye antimuscarinics

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mydriasis, lens flattens; angle gets smaller (bad in narrow-angle glaucoma); photophobia; dry eyes

69
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cycloplegia

A

loss of accommodation for near vision (inhibit ciliary muscle)

70
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Use of scopolamine

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pre-anesthetic, motion sickness

71
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Contraindication of anticholinergics

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narrow angle glaucoma

72
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CV effects of anticholinergics

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tachycardia (dec. vagal tone- blocks M2 receptors leading to inc. NE release); little vagal tone in babies or elderly so atropine will have little CV effect;

little blood vessel effect (no inputs) – may block NO release;

Atropine @ high dose: vasodilation in face to decrease heat

73
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Respiratory use of antimuscarinics

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reverse bronchoconstriciton, cause broncodilation (useful in ACUTE asthma attacks, COPD) (ipratropium, tiotropium)

74
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Respiratory antimuscarinics

A

tiotropium, ipratropium

75
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GI antimuscarinics

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Dicyclomine

Atropine-Diphenoxylate (Lomotil)

76
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Dicyclomine use

A

decrease motility and GI secretions (antispasmodic)

77
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Atropine-diphenoxylate (lomotil) use

A

diarrhea

78
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GU antimuscarinics

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(tinkling frequently on toilets during summer)

Tolterodine
Fesoterodine
Oxybutynin
Trospium
Darifenacin
Solifenacin
79
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Atropine use

A

decrease bradycardia

reverse AV block

80
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Glycopyrrolate use

A

surgery to decrease vagal tone (brady and secretions);

decrease muscarinic side effects when neotigmine or other cholinesterase inhibitors are used to reat myathenia gravis

81
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Side effects of antimuscarinics

A 
dry mouth
dry eyes
tachycardia
mydriasis
decrease GI motility
Urinary retention
Hot, dry skin (high doses)
82
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Contraindication of antimuscarinics

A

glaucoma

BPH

83
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Atropine overdose

A

dry as a bone, blind as a bat, red as a beet, mad as a hatter

tx: supportive, phystogimine (gets into CNS)

84
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NMJ blockade

A

block nicotinic receptor on skeletal muscle:

85
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Depolarizing NMJ blocker

A

stimulates, densensitizes, leads to paralysis (Succinylcholine)

86
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Non-depolarizing NMJ Blocker

A

competitive antagonist for nicotinic receptor; can be overcome by increasing Ach concentration (D-Tubocurarine); highly ionized – must be injected

87
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non-depolarizing drug used in surgery

A

D-Tubocurarine
Rocuronium
Vecuronium
Cisatracurium

88
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Reversal of non-depolarizing NMJ block

A

AChE inhibitor – Neostigmine (or edrophonium)

89
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non-depolarizing blocking order

A

Onset: 1-6 minutes
small muscles –> trunk –> respiratory last

Respiratory first to cover –> thumb last to recover

(if thumb is recovered, they know lungs have recovered so they can take off ventilator)

90
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Succinylcholine facts

A

worst VERY FAST – used for intubation

Depolarizes before blocking, very brief action w/ rapid onset

91
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Hydrolysis of succinylcholine

A

pseudocholiesterase
genetic differences in hydrolysis - expressed in terms of dibucaine number; dibucaine is a local anesthetic that causes inhibition of cholinesterase; normal dibucaine inhibition (80%), 20% means cholinesterase is abnormal and effects of succinylcholne can last hours, instead of minutes; AchE inhibitor will prolong action

92
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Low dibucain (20%)

A

succinylcholine will last hours instead of minutes

93
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Succinylcholine times

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onset: 1 minutes
duration: 5-10 minutes (unless low dibucaine)

94
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Side effect of succinylchline

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Hyperkalemia: K+ released when nicotinic receptors stimulated; may lead to cardiac arrest - most common w/ denervated muscle or burns (nicotinic receptors upregulated)

95
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Contraindications of succinylcholine

A 
extensive soft tissue damage
severe burns
nontraumatic rhabdo
quadriplegia, paraplegia
muscular dystrophy
in children < 8 (unless emergency)
96
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NMJ blocker interactions

A

inhaled anesthetics (halothane) - uncontrolled release of caclium from SR leading to muscle rigidity and high temperature (MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA)

97
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Tx for malignant hyperthermia

A

dantrolene

98
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Ganglion Blockers

A

Hexamethonium; mecamylamine

not used clinically

99
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Effects of ganglion blockade

A

effects dependent on dominant tone:

Eye: cycloplegia, mydriasis
Blood vessels: dilation, orthostatic hypotension

Heart: contractility blocked, decreased vagal tone- tachycardia

GU: decreased bladder tone, retention w/ BPH, erection/ejaculation reduced

No sweating

Reflex responses to brain blocked – no ability of ganglion to send messages to brain

100
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Hexamethonium man

A 
pink, pale (can't constrict veins)
warm, dry
placid, can't cry
doesn't blush or get pale
no sweat
dry mouth
far-sighted
urinary retention, impotence
constipated

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